The terror troops of Sheva' (Seventh) Brigade (committed several massacres)

Israeli acts of terror

Mostly terrorized by the news of the massacre committed by the Sheva' (Seventh) Brigade in the nearby villages of Safsaf and Jish

Refugees' migration route

Villagers probably fled (or were expelled) to Lebanon

Exodus Cause

Military assault by Jewish troops

Village remainsafter destruction by Israelis

The village has been completely obliterated, and only house rubble left behind.

Ethnically cleansingby Israelis

Dayshum inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.

Land ownershipbefore occupation

Ethnic Group

Land Ownership (Dunums)

Arab

22,393

Jewish

0

Public

116

Total

23,044

Land usage in 1945

Land Usage Type

Arab (Dunum)

Irrigated & Plantation

611

Planted W/ Cereal

5,341

Cultivable

5,952

Non-Cultivable

17,092

Populationbefore occupation

Year

Population

1596

50

1922

426

1931

438

1945

590

1948

684

Est. Refugees 1998

4,203

Number of houses

Year

Number of houses

1931

102

1948

159

Inhabitants place of origin

The villagers were descendants of Algerian immigrants who had fought with 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri against the French colonialists in the 1830s and 1840s. These people may have with him to the region following his defeat and banishment to Damascus in 1847

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
Cactuses and thorns grow on the site. The only indications of the former existence of Dayshum are piles of stones from the destroyed houses and terraces. Moshav Dishon exploits the land around the site for animal grazing and apple cultivation